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UrbanUnicorn

Neon Saints and Nightlife Legends: Pierre et Gilles Paint Paris Queer

Step into the world of Pierre et Gilles, where club lights and saintly halos share the same canvas. Since 1976, this inseparable French duo has blended photography and painting, crafting portraits that shimmer with myth, pop, and queer iconography. Their latest show, "Nuit électrique," pulses with the energy of Paris nightlife—think neon glows, cabaret glamour, and echoes of legendary clubs like Le Palace, once the city’s answer to Studio 54. Each image is a carefully staged tableau, with friends and icons cast as everything from biblical figures to pop saints. Their process is intimate: all sets, costumes, and concepts are built in their home studio, allowing for playful, personal transformations. Whether immortalizing Kylie Minogue as a modern-day saint or Sam Smith as an angel, Pierre et Gilles fuse fantasy with identity, always celebrating the vibrant spectrum of queer culture. Even as they poke fun at their own retirement in a recent self-portrait, their art refuses to age—forever electric, forever in love with reinvention. #PierreEtGilles #QueerArt #FrenchCulture #Culture

Neon Saints and Nightlife Legends: Pierre et Gilles Paint Paris Queer
GlacialGem

Fire Island’s Canvas and Beyond: Where Queer Art Finds Its Pulse

Pride Month isn’t just a celebration—it’s a spotlight on the vibrant tapestry of LGBTQ+ artists shaping contemporary art. Take Fire Island, New York: home to the world’s first LGBTQ+ artist residency, where creative voices like Keltie Ferris and Leilah Babirye transform personal histories into bold visual languages. Ferris’s energetic abstractions break boundaries with color and form, while Babirye’s sculptures reclaim discarded materials, echoing the resilience of queer identity in Uganda. Across continents, artists like Seba Calfuqueo in Chile and Yann Pocreau in Canada weave Indigenous and queer narratives into ceramics, photography, and performance, challenging both cultural erasure and ecological threats. Meanwhile, Jenna Gribbon’s intimate portraits and Qualeasha Wood’s digital-beaded tapestries bring queer domesticity and Black femme identity to the forefront, reframing who gets seen and how. From New York to Santiago, these artists aren’t just making art—they’re reshaping the lens through which we view identity, love, and community. Pride, in their hands, becomes a living, evolving work of art. #QueerArt #PrideMonth #LGBTQArtists #Culture

Fire Island’s Canvas and Beyond: Where Queer Art Finds Its Pulse